Asked if Sun’s latest alliance shows its intent to compete more directly with Linux and VMware, Sieker said, “We are responding to strong customer demand for this…. It’s a complex marketplace out there.””

So very true, it is a complex marketplace out there. Simplifying the marketplace to “…oss is the right answer in all occasions” really minimizes the prevalence of heterogeneous environments and needs that customers have.

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